14 lousy web design trends that are making a comeback I was on the verge of writing a post about the joys of HTML5, which when combined with CSS3 and Javascript can do some very impressive things. However, having visited a bunch of ‘inspiring’ HTML5 websites I’ve ended up with a slight headache. The truth is that many of these sites leave a lot to be desired. It’s a case of déjà vu. A decade ago the rise in popularity of Flash steered many web designers down the wrong path. Make no bones about it, HTML5 design is a massive, musty elephant in the room, and it is about to charge. So, below are some examples of user experience badness. Loading screens I would assume that there isn't a single person in the world who likes to see a slow-moving loading screen. Hidden navigation Many HTML5 sites are based around scrolling. Making demands Users shouldn’t be forced to learn how to navigate websites: it should be intuitive. Smartphones don’t have arrow keys. Images used for text Question: ‘What begins with G and ends in oogle?’ Contrast fail Missing pages
321 Free Tools for Teachers - Free Educational Technology Jacob Lund/Shutterstock.com Summary: Would you be interested in the ultimate list of free tools for teachers? At the following post you will find 324 Free Tools for Teachers separated in 18 educational technology categories. Enjoy! Free Educational Technology for Teachers Do you support Free Technology for Teachers? I am a great supporter of Free Educational Technology. 19 Free Tools To Create Infographics For Teachers amCharts Visual Editor This editor allows you to use amCharts as a web service. 19 Free Text To Speech Tools For Teachers AnnouncifyListen to your web. Listen Text-to-Speech Voices with the Right Authoring Tool Vendor Find, choose and compare the top eLearning Authoring Tool Companies featuring Text-to Speech Voices! 21 Free Digital Storytelling Tools For Teachers AnimotoUnlimited Videos For Educators. 15 Free Podcast Tools For Teachers 28 Free Survey, Polls, and Quizzes Tools For Teachers addpollThe easiest way to create polls, surveys and html forms... on the web.
Royalty Free Music for eLearning Recently a fellow member of the Instructional Design & E-Learning Professionals’ Group (14K+ of members) asked “If anyone know of where to find royalty free background music for training?“ As you can understand this question was the inspiration for the following list that contains Royalty Free Music websites for eLearning. Enjoy! =>I will add your resource to the Top of the list with a link to your profile! Royalty Free Music Library is proud to offer one of the largest offerings of online broadcast-quality royalty free music anywhere on the web. Brainy Betty offers sound files that are perfect to insert into PowerPoint for many uses. LifeSounds works on the integration of music throughout the curriculum. Stock Music Boutique library offers high quality royalty-free production music. The Freeplay Music Library, is a comprehensive collection of High End Broadcast production music spanning all the popular musical genres, available for download.
The Ultimate list of Free Stock Photos Sites for eLearning Are you looking for free e-learning images, photos, cliparts or illustrations? In this post I will present you The Ultimate list of Free Stock Photos Sites for eLearning. If anyone of you have used one or more of the above Free Stock Photos Sites I will very much appreciate if he/she share with us his experience! PublicDomainPictures.net is a repository for free public domain photos. Get 2 Free eBooks Get the eLearning Industry's Articles in your inbox.